Will Molecular Biology's Most Important Discovery In Years Be Ruined By Patents?

Posted by BernardSwiss on Nov 7, 2015 2:14 PM EDT
Techdirt; By Glyn Moody
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CRISPR-Cas can be thought of as the first really powerful and general-purpose genome editor -- a GNU Emacs for DNA. It is widely expected that it will have a massive impact on molecular biology, both for pure research and in industrial applications. Given those very high stakes, it will not come as a surprise to learn that there is already a fierce tussle over who owns a key patent in this field:

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